BIOGRAPHY

BYRON FARLEY - OF LE ROY AND STAFFORD, NY

Byron Farley came to Le Roy from Vermont. He was a cooper by trade, and had a family of nine children, five of whom are living, and two in this County. Maria, wife of Norman Stevens, resides in Le Roy. Abiathar, born in 1839, married Mary, daughter of Ephraim Niles, who came to Stafford in 1816, from Vermont and settled on road 37. He married Polly Hill, and they had five children. He died in 1877, aged 97 years. His son Eben resided on the old farm until he died about 1851. Two other sons, Edwin and Ephraim, reside in Le Roy. The daughter Mary (Mrs. A. Farley) occupies the homestead. They have three children, De Forest, Fenton, and Estelle (Mrs. H. D. McCall), of Pavilion. Mr. Farley is a musician and leader of Farley's orchestra.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890